Gole clttb



Sept. 1, 1925.

P. E. HELLER GOLF CLUB Filed Oct. 51. 19215 INVENTOR 6M )uloq,

BY I ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- PAUL E. HELLER, 9r NEWARK, new JERSEY.

GOLF CLUB.

Application filed October 31, 1923. Serial No. 671,886.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PAUL E. HELLER, a citizen. of the United States, and resident of Newark in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf Clubs, of' which fication.

This invention relates to golf clubs and has for its object to produce an improved construction which is simple and economical of manufacture and is designed to possess important advantages not present in the types of construction as heretofore proposed and used.

The improvements of the present disclosure are directed more particularly to the construction and arrangement for mounting of the head of the club upon the lower end of the shaft and consists in the provision of. a resilient member-or sleeve interposed between the lower end portion of the shaft and the heel extension or neck portion of the club head. The resilient member may desirably be in the form of a rubber composition sleeve surrounding the lower end-of the shaft and of a length corresponding substantially to the length of the bore in the club head for the reception of the shaft whereby the length of the shaft fitted within the head portion has resilient material interposed between it and the material of the head proper which may be of wood. The rubber sleeve may desirablybe under compression and secured in position both to the internal peripheral surface ofthe bore and likewise to the external peripheral'surface of the shaft by a suitable rubber adhesive or cement. tion and mounting of the head upon the shaft thus afforded provides for additional resiliency at the region of the lower end of the shaft and is particularly desirable in its association with a hollow steel shaft as here illustrated.

The foregoing and other features and advantages of my improved construction will be better understood by reference to the drawing herewith and to the accompanying description wherein" like reference characters are applied to the corresponding parts in the several views;

\In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a view in elevation illustrating a club of driver or brassie type made in accordance with my invention and thefollowing is a speciof the head with that of the The improved c0nstrucsleeve;

Figure 2 is adetail view of the lower portion of the club embodying the features of my invention and shown partially in section.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the usual shaft having the handle portion 2 at its upper extremity and having the usual club head 3 mounted upon the reduced lower end portion 4 of the shaft. The head proper is of approved form having the usual upwardly curved neck portion 5 integrally formed therewith andv provided with a longitudinal cylindrical bore 6, the wall of which is slightly tapered or inclined corresponding to the taper of the shaft.

In accordance with the present invention the lower end of the shaft is fitted within the bore and a sleeve or rubber or other suitable resilient material is fitted within the bore throughout the length thereof and interposed between the shaft and the wall of the bore 6 to permit of relative movement. and resilient action between the club,

The projecting portion 8 as indicated may desirably be tapered in cross-section to effecta more gradual merging of, the lines shaft at the junction region where the usual securing winding 9 is'applied as shown.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention the resilient or rubber sleeve 7 is of suitable thickness to provide, upon forcing of the shaft within the bore, that the sleeve shall be under an initial or normal compression which materially adds to the holding-value and in addition thereto the sleeve is secured within the bore by a suit-- able adhesive and the adhesive is likewise employed between the internal surface of the sleeve and external surface of the shaft whereby a very durable connection is obtained. As will be readily understood in the assembling of my improved structure the resilient sleeve 7 is first inserted and secured within the bore 7 of the club head and the shaft thereafter forced within the I have thus produced a golf club of improved eonstruction wherein the resilient desirable resiliency in the region of the junc- HEISSUED tion between the head of the club and shaft whereby a more effective stroke is obtained in-drivi'ng. vWhile I have, for the'purpose of illustration, shown the wooden head type of club commonly known as drivers and brassies, the features of my invention may be similarly embodied with the many other types of club construction, for instance those having metal heads such as a midiron. As will be further apparent my present invention may be otherwise modified. without departing from the spirit thereof. By way of further illustration a wooden shaft may be employed instead of the hollow steel shaft as illustrated. Having described my invention I claim: 1. A. golf club comprising a shaft and a driving or head member mounted thereon,

j said head member being formed with a neck or connecting portion having abore to receive the shaft end, a rubber sleeve fitted within the bore throughout the length thereof and interposed between the circular wall of the bore and the shaft, said sleeve being under normal or 'initial compression, substantially as described.

2. A golf club comprising a shaft and a driving or head member mounted thereon, said head member being provided with a neck or connecting portion having a bore to receive the shaft end, a rubber sleeve element fitted within the bore and interposed between the circular wall of the bore and the shaft end, said sleeve being under normal or initial compression and being secured in position by a suitable cement, substantially as described.

Signed at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, this th day of October, 1923.

PAUL E. 'HELLER 

